Fram2 was a private human spaceflight mission operated by SpaceX with a Crew Dragon spacecraft on behalf of entrepreneur Chun Wang. During the mission, Wang and his all-civilian crew — Jannicke Mikkelsen, Rabea Rogge and Eric Philips — were launched into a polar orbit, a first for a human spaceflight mission. During the three-day mission ...

6 days ago · 134. The first four humans to orbit Earth’s poles are sharing their experiences from their historic mission. In a discussion with NSF, the crew of Fram2 provided insight into their ...

Mar 31, 2025 · SpaceX's Fram2 mission will launch cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang into orbit with three crewmates on March 31 on a first-of-its-kind astronaut flight over Earth's poles. Liftoff...

Apr 4, 2025 · SpaceX is wrapping up the latest chapter in its commercial human spaceflight endeavors with the return of Fram2. The mission carried four passengers in a unique orbit around Earth that allowed ...

Mar 31, 2025 · SpaceX launched its next private human spaceflight mission, Fram2, from Florida on Monday evening. The mission, featuring a collection of civilian scientists, entrepreneurs, and explorers flying...

Apr 1, 2025 · In some respects, the most notable thing about Fram2, the private four-person space mission that launched on Monday night on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, is its polar orbit. Named after the Norwegian ...

Apr 1, 2025 · SpaceX launched the Fram2 mission, carrying four astronauts, into a polar orbit around Earth, a first in human spaceflight history. The Fram2 crew, all experienced explorers of extreme...

Mar 28, 2025 · The Chinese-born bitcoin miner and entrepreneur helped foot the bill for the Fram2 mission, according to CNBC. Wang is a co-founder of F2Pool, a global operation that coordinates computer networks ...

Apr 2, 2025 · Called the Fram2 mission—after the Fram, a Norwegian ship that explored the South Pole in the 20th century—the rocket took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida,...

Apr 1, 2025 · During the mission, called Fram2, the four private astronauts are orbiting about 270 miles above Earth in their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, passing over the North and South Poles multiple times a day.